Coin-mailing card.



C. J. ,W-ARNB.

COIN MAILING CARD.

APPLICATION HLBD JAN. ze, 1912.

Patented June 18, 1912.

un n m CIJLIJMBIAV PLANOGRAPH CLWASHINUTON, n. c.

UNrrED sTA'rEs PATENT oFFIcE.

CICERO J. WARNE, 0F AUBURN, NEW YORK.

COIN-MAILING CARD.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, Giorno J. VARNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Au* burn, in the county of Cayuga, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Mailing Cards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description ot' the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coin mailing cards and has for an object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this Icharacter which will include a card formed of pasteboard or similar material having novel openings Jfor the reception of coins of various denominations, there being a paper closure on one side of the card which completely con ceals the openings and forms a support for the coins, there being furthermore a paper closure on the other side of the card which conceals a portion of each opening to permit of the coin being easily and quickly inserted in the exposed portion of the opening and then slipped down int-o the pocket formed by the walls of the opening and both closures,

the coin thus being securely confined in position and accidental displacement positively prevented.

With the above object in View the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a front elevation of a coin mailing card embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2 2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a modified form of my invention. Figr 4: is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 Fig. 3 with the flap closed.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar` parts, 10 designates a card formed of pasteboard or like material, the card being equipped with tvvo parallel series of coin receiving openings 11 and 12, the openings be ing in the present instance shown of various sizes in order to accommodate coins of various denominations. Each opening is substantially U-shaped in outline, that is to say Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 26, 1912.

Patented June 18, 1912. serial No. 673,586.

is formed with an arcuate wall 13 adapted to conform snugly to the contour of a coin, two parallel straight walls 14k arranged tangential to the curved wall, and a straight wall 15 connecting and arranged perpendicular to the parallel walls. The center of curvature of the arcuate wall is equidistant from the center of the curved wall and the center of the straight Wall 15. Since the parallel walls 14 are tangential to the curved wall, a coin When slipped into the opening so that its edge conforms to the contour of the curved wall, will also contact with both parallel walls 14 and the straight wall 15 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The curved walls 13 of both parallel series of openings, are disposed near the longitudinal center line of the card, while the straight Walls 15 of both series are disposed near the longitudinal edges or" the card. A paper or similar closure 16 isl fixed to one side of the card and conceals all the openings as is shown in Fig. 2. Upon the opposite side of the card is secured a paper closure 17 which is substantially oblong in outline and is centered relatively to the longitudinal center line of the card, the closure being of such Width as to conceal the juxtaposed curved Walls 13 of the openings in both series, and to expose the outer portions of the openings in both series with resultant 'alined slots 18. Into the slots 18 the coins may be slipped edgewise and passed into the pockets formed by the curved walls and both paper closures.

By virtue of the closure 17 being so disposed relatively to each opening that a substantially oblong slot'is expo-sed, coins may be easily and quickly inserted and after insertion will be so coniined within the openings and between both paper closures as to be positively held against accidental dis placement.

In Fig. 3 is shown a modified form of the invention. In this instance a card 19 is shown having spaced substantially U-shaped coin receiving openings 20 cach constructed as above described, and in connection with this card I employ a single blank of paper or other material, the end portion of which is fixed to one side of the card and forms a closure 21 which conceals the rounded walls of both openings and exposes the portions of both openings most remote from these rounded Walls with resultant slots 22 disposed in alinement. The intermediate portion of the blank is fixed to the other side of the card and forins a closure 23 Which coin-V pletely conceals the openings as shown in Fig. 4. The free end portions of the blank is of sufiicient size to be folded back over the exposed slots 22 and over the closure 2l, and

` forms a iiap 24 upon the outer face of Which may be printed directions for the use of the card as is customary in devices of this character.

What is claimed, is

A coin holding card including a blank of material having substantially U-shaped openings each comprising an arcuate Wall7 spaced parallel Walls tangential to said arcuate Wall, and a straight Wall connect-ing and subst-antially perpendicular to said parallel Walls, a

closure on one side of said blank concealing said openings, and a closure on the other side of said blank concealing the rounded Walls of said openings and exposing portions of f CICERO J. VARNE.

Witnesses l G. V. LoUoHBoRoUGrI, vINA M. HEWITT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained f'or five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

